Overview
- Cleveland edged Cincinnati 20-18 on Andre Szmyt’s 49-yard field goal as time expired, with Myles Garrett recording his 23rd sack to set the NFL single-season mark.
- Jacksonville routed Tennessee 41-7 to win the AFC South and earn a home game to open the playoffs.
- Houston beat Indianapolis 38-30 to lock down the AFC’s No. 5 seed, extending its winning streak to nine games.
- Green Bay rested starters and started Clayton Tune at quarterback, falling 16-3 to Minnesota ahead of the Packers’ wild-card trip.
- Detroit ruled out multiple contributors for its finale at Chicago, including right tackle Penei Sewell, as draft-order scenarios came into focus.